1991 Directors Lab

The Directors Lab is held for 3-4 weeks each June at the Sundance Resort in Sundance, Utah. A total of eight projects, the vast majority of which have participated in a previous Screenwriters Lab, are invited to participate. There is no open application for the Directors Lab; rather, applicants to the January Screenwriters Lab program are considered for the June Directors Lab after their projects have been selected for the January Screenwriters Lab.
Over the course of the Directors Lab, the Fellows work with an accomplished group of Creative Advisors and professional production crews, rehearsing, shooting, and editing key scenes from their scripts. Through this intense, hands-on process, the Fellows push the boundaries of their scripts, allowing them to workshop text, collaborate with actors, and find a visual language for their film in an atmosphere where experimentation is encouraged. Surrounded by seasoned professionals, yet removed from the typical pressures of production, Lab Fellows are offered a unique opportunity to see the script “on its feet,” develop skills, and take risks. Directors Lab Fellows also join in the week-long Screenwriters Lab with five additional Screenwriter projects to participate in individualized story sessions under the guidance of established screenwriters.

  • Credits
  • Projects

Jon Amiel

Creative Advisor

Alice Arlen

Creative Advisor

Henry Bean

Creative Advisor

L.M. Kit Carson

Creative Advisor

Glenn Close

Creative Advisor

Anne Coates

Creative Advisor

Irene Diamond

Creative Advisor

Stanley Donen

Creative Advisor

Robert Estrin

Creative Advisor

Terry Gilliam

Creative Advisor

Carlin Glynn

Creative Advisor

Stephen Goldblatt

Creative Advisor

Anne Goursaud

Creative Advisor

Ulu Grosbard

Creative Advisor

Monte Hellman

Creative Advisor

Jeremy Kagan

Creative Advisor

Larry Konner

Creative Advisor

Ring Lardner Jr.

Creative Advisor

Jim McBride

Creative Advisor

Alan Pakula

Creative Advisor

Frank Pierson

Creative Advisor

Sydney Pollack

Creative Advisor

Tom Rickman

Creative Advisor

Volker Schloendorff

Creative Advisor

Jason Bernard

Actor

Andre Braugher

Actor

Steve Buscemi

Actor

Tate Donovan

Actor

Marcia Gay Harden

Actor

Lauren Holly

Actor

John Christopher Jones

Actor

Tom Noonan

Actor

Don Novello

Actor

Tim Roth

Actor

Nina Siemaszko

Actor

Tom Sizemore

Actor

Lois Smith

Actor

Eric Stoltz

Actor

J.T. Walsh

Actor

Frank Whaley

Actor

J.E. Freeman

Actor

Roger Simon

Creative Advisor
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